DHAKA - Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by seven runs to take a 1-0 lead in a three-match one-day international series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday.
Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to score 9,000 runs in international cricket, in an ODI against Afghanistan in Dhaka on September 25, 2016
Tamim Iqbal made 80 runs while Mahmudullah added 62 to guide Bangladesh to 265 runs before Taskin Ahmed grabbed 4-59 to help the hosts dismiss Afghanistan for 258.
Hashmatullah Shahidi (72) and Rahmat Shah (71) put on 144 runs for the third wicket before a dramatic late order collapse saw the visitors lose their way.
The second and third match will be held at the same venue on September 28 and October 1.